Caldense

Associacao Atletica Caldense, commonly known as Caldense, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Pocos de Caldas, Minas Gerais. The team plays in Serie D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the top tier of the Minas Gerais state football league.

Founded on September 7, 1925, it plays its games at the Dr. Ronaldo Junqueira Stadium (Ronaldao). Its colors are green and white and the parakeet is the mascot. In addition to professional football, the club also fields teams in futsal, swimming, volleyball, basketball, tennis, shuttlecock, cricket, table tennis and several others. Historically, its biggest rival is Rio Branco de Andradas Futebol Clube.

Caldense play in green and white uniforms.

History

Caldense was founded on September 7, 1925, in Pocos de Caldas, by Fosco Pardini and Joao de Moura Gaviao. De Moura Gaviao was a dissident member of a local team called Foot-Ball Club Caldense.

In 1928, Associacao Atletica Caldense and Gambrinus Futebol Clube fused.

Caldense's first stadium, called Cristiano Osorio, was built by Local Futebol Clube in 1923 and was brought by Caldense in 1925.

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